June 11, 2007 - Now that the dust has settled, the smoke has cleared, and thousands of Halo addicts have come down from their high, we can look back at the Beta with 20/20 hindsight and judge it accordingly. Did the Beta stoke the flames of Halo love or did Bungie show their hand too early and kill some of the hype surrounding the game? More importantly, how has Bungie once again advanced online console gaming far past what it was before they entered the game?

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